Chapter 10 Introduction
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Abnormal Psychology
The Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Perceptual Bias of Labeling
Six Major Categories of Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-
Depressive Disorders
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Personality Disorders
The Treatment of Mental Disorders
Biomedical Therapies
Psychotherapies
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abnormal psychology The scientific study of mental disorders and their treatment.
The scientific study of mental disorders and their treatment is called abnormal psychology. In this chapter, we will detail some of the major types of disorders and then describe the various types of therapy available to treat them. We will also consider the important question of whether these therapies are truly effective in treating disorders. First, however, we need to consider the diagnosis and classification processes so that you understand how disordered behavior and thinking are identified.